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Democratic governors ignore energy realities

As global corporations and governments increasingly shed ideologically driven policies that raise energy prices and undermine supply, governors in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic cling to counterproductive agendas of contradiction and equivocation. Programs that prioritize dubious environmental goals over economic growth and basic human needs have been losing support. In the U.S., the Trump administration promotes fossil fuels and nuclear power over so-called “green” energy, suspending leases for five offshore wind projects Christmas week while offering loan guarantees to nuclear ...

No, my name is not Prudence

No, my name is not Prudence, and what follows is not supposed to be about me. Similar to many people, I like to be prudent when planning my day. During warmer months, I need to know the predicted weather to plan when and how to water the vegetable garden and tend to my flowers. In winter, it’s important to know if snow is forecasted and when to avoid driving due to icy conditions. When traveling by air or on crowded public transport, I wear a face mask to reduce the chance of getting sick during the journey. I also mask at concerts and rehearsals during respiratory virus season if ...

‘RINOs,’ meet the ‘Depublicans’

For some years now, conservatives who believe in free markets and limited government have been labeled RINOs -- “Republicans in name only” -- as GOP liberals or moderates have historically been known. The MAGA movement flings this term as an insult and a signal that respecting the realities of supply and demand instead of endorsing price controls is a character flaw. But after watching the last few weeks unfold, it’s hard not to ask this: If believing in markets makes you a RINO, what exactly do we call Republicans who now openly embrace ideas lifted from the playbooks of Sens. ...

Borrowing courage from Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In November of 2024, I found myself standing in front of a modest home on South Jackson Street in Montgomery, Alabama. It was once the parsonage of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, and from 1954 to 1960 it was home to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his family. Today it is a museum. Back then, it was a place of prayer, fear, resolve, and courage. This was the home where King lived as he emerged as the leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It was here that his house was bombed by segregationists while his wife and children slept inside. It was here that he received countless death ...

Stop pretending colleges are nonprofits

Here’s a recent story from the Chicago Tribune that jumped off the page when I read it. Northwestern University is finishing up the construction of a new $800 million football stadium. This is supposedly a nonprofit “educational” entity. Uh-huh. Northwestern -- an “institution of higher learning” located outside of Chicago -- is flush with cash. It has an endowment of nearly $15 billion, and the tax-free donations keep flowing in. Almost all the $800 million -- which rivals the cost of professional sports arenas with luxury skyboxes and opulent decor -- for the lavish Taj ...

Since when are drug arrests a bad thing?

Protestors in The Big, Rotten, Apple are protesting the arrest of the person who may be the world’s biggest and most successful drug dealer, Nicolas Maduro. The protestors are arguing, in essence, that because Maduro is a head of state, he deserves a special kind of immunity. When the United States Supreme Court granted a limited immunity to President Trump, based on 250 years of jurisprudence, the same protestors went berserk. There should be no immunity for Nicolas Maduro or other supposed heads of state who obtained their position through a coup d’état, served at the behest of ...